Two days later, Saturday.
Fenzhou City Committee Family Compound.
After nearly a week away, Dong Xuebin finally returned. Looking at the azure sky above his residential courtyard, he felt refreshed and at ease. This trip to Nanshan District had successfully completed the task assigned by the City Discipline Inspection Committee, perfectly saved Geng Yuehua, and even earned him the tender care of a beauty's little mouth. Dong Xuebin was beyond satisfied, his spirits soaring as he hummed a tune and headed upstairs.
Someone was talking in the stairwell above.
"Did you watch the news?"
"I did. They changed the host."
"Isn't she the prettiest host Fenzhou City has ever had?"
"More than that. I'd say no anchor at any Television Station in the country is as beautiful as her."
"Where did they recruit her from? Did your dad mention it?"
"She's from the Capital City. Apparently, the previous two anchors fell ill, so they brought her in as a replacement."
Dong Xuebin wondered suspiciously, Huh? Fenzhou City Television Station got a new anchor? And she's really beautiful? I've only been gone for a few days, and I'm already out of the loop?
A moment later, the two young men came face-to-face with Dong Xuebin. He had only recently moved in and did not know his neighbors very well. Judging by their age, though, they were probably relatives or children of some leader, definitely not officials themselves. So Dong Xuebin smiled politely at them.
The two smiled back, counting that as a greeting.
Home.
Dong Xuebin opened the door with his key and called loudly, "Hui Lan! I'm back! Hui Lan?"
As he bent down to change into slippers, he got no response. He looked inside suspiciously, only to find no one home. Hui Lan seemed to have gone out.
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